#Federal regulators order Tesla to provide extensive data on ‘Elon mode’ hack to autopilot feature

#Federal regulators order Tesla to provide extensive data on ‘Elon mode’ hack to autopilot feature

Federal vehicle regulators sent a letter to Tesla last month ordering the company to send data about its driver assistance and monitoring systems due to a once-secret feature that lets users use autopilot without putting their hands on the steering wheel. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration posted the letter on its website Wednesday, saying…

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#Stop playing politics with Palestinian lives 

#Stop playing politics with Palestinian lives 

One wouldn’t know it from the headlines, but the next violent eruption in the Gaza Strip may be just around the corner. As most of Washington remains mired in its traditional August doldrums, yet another a potential crisis is brewing in the already isolated and impoverished Gaza Strip. For the past several months, $75 million…

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#Crews performing high-water vehicle rescues in wake of Idalia landfall

#Crews performing high-water vehicle rescues in wake of Idalia landfall

Emergency crews are performing high-water vehicle rescues after Hurricane Idalia made landfall in Florida’s Big Bend Wednesday morning.   Kevin Guthrie, executive director of Florida’s Department of Emergency Management, said Wednesday high-water vehicle rescues are taking place from Pennalus County into Pasco County and in towns along Florida’s west coast including Palm Harbor, Clearwater and New Port Richey. …

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#Florida landfall with ‘catastrophic’ surge expected

#Florida landfall with ‘catastrophic’ surge expected

Hurricane Idalia made landfall Wednesday morning as an “extremely dangerous” Category 3 hurricane in Florida’s Big Bend, the first hurricane in recorded history to hit that area. The storm hit land at 7:45 a.m., according to the National Hurricane Center, with maximum sustained winds of 125 mph at Keaton Beach in Taylor County. As it…

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#Idalia makes landfall in Florida Big Bend

#Idalia makes landfall in Florida Big Bend

Hurricane Idalia made landfall Wednesday morning in the Florida Big Bend as a Category 3 hurricane with 125 mph sustained winds, the National Hurricane Center said while warning of the possibility of “catastrophic damage.” “Extremely dangerous Category 3 Hurricane #Idalia makes landfall in the Florida Big Bend. Maximum sustained winds were estimated to be 125…

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